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PC peripherals specialist Razer has teamed up with GAME to offer a number of additional products the retailer. The deal will see items currently not widely available in the UK” available both online an in-store. Products will include Razer’s Chroma range. The new partnership with GAME represents a continued focus …
Read More »NCSoft’s journey to the West
In its native Korea, NCSoft is one of the top three games publishers alongside rivals, Nexon and SmileGate. The firm has long had a presence in the West, and has been behind MMO titles such as Guild Wars and WildStar. But now the company is looking to accelerate its growth …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch dominates Japanese charts again as Busters sells almost 700,000
The latest video game craze in Japan is yet to run out of steam. The Yo-Kai Watch franchise has already shifted more than seven million copies, propelled by the success of the first two entries in the series. Last week, the latest title from developer Level 5, Yo-Kai Watch Busters, …
Read More »Yager: Deep Silver’s vision for Dead Island 2 ‘fell out of alignment’
The previous developer of Dead Island 2 has spoken out for the first time following news earlier today that the studio has been taken off the game. Deep Silver said this morning that Yager had been pulled off the title, with the implication being that a new development partner was …
Read More »Arkham Knight DLC offers 1989 Keaton Batman and Batmobile skins
Gamers will next month be able to relive their memories of 1989’s successful Batman movie reboot thanks to new Arkham Knight DLC from Rocksteady. The 1989 Movie Batmobile Pack will not only contain a decent recreation of Keaton iconic Batsuit but also the movie’s Batmobile – presumably with the transformed …
Read More »PlayStation Now enters open beta in UK
Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation now is now available to all in the UK. Videogamer reports that the beta is available on PS4, PS3 and some Sony Bravia TVs and Blu-ray players. The service kicks off its latest iteration with a rental offering. A number of PS3 titles are available, …
Read More »Football Manager Online kicking off in China
A free-to-play Chinese version of Sega’s Football Manager Online is in development. It’s being made by series creators Sports Interactive in partnership with DaLe Games. PvP elements have been reworked and will provide the emphasis of the gameplay, while plenty of social features will be slotted in too. "For us, …
Read More »Epic Games forums hacked, taken offline
Gears of War, Unreal Tournament and Fortnite studio Epic has shutdown its forums after confirming they had been breached by a hacker. Acknowledging the intrusion in an email to members of its community, Epic admitted that the incident may have resulted in unauthorised access to your username, email address, password …
Read More »Hololens will not be games-centric at launch
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that the early days of Hololens will not be focused on the handset’s gaming credentials. For sure in the first version, it’s going to be more about developers and enterprise scenarios,” he told ZDnet. Gaming will always be a scenario and there will be …
Read More »Former Q-Games devs releasing new title Nova-111 this August
Curve Digital is publishing a new game from former Q-Games devs Eddie Lee and Kalin entitled Nova-111. The duo – now working as Funktronic Labs – are best known for the PixelJunk series of downloadable games. Nova-111 is a sci-fi title that can be played in real-time or through turn-based …
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